spring roll
A type of savoury food consisting of shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake made…A type of savoury food consisting of shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake made from rice flour and then fried.
» Do you know why spring rolls are called spring rolls?
Weißt du, warum Frühlingsrollen Frühlingsrollen heißen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ты знаешь, почему весенние роллы называются весенними? — sharptoothed
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Examples
5 sentencesDo you know why spring rolls are called spring rolls?
ruТы знаешь, почему весенние роллы называются весенними? — sharptoothed
deWeißt du, warum Frühlingsrollen Frühlingsrollen heißen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Do you like spring rolls?
I'd like spring rolls as a starter.
deAls Vorspeise hätte ich gerne die Frühlingsrollen. — UrbanPioneer
Meaning
3 sensesA type of savoury food consisting of shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake made from rice flour and then fried.
Frühlingsrolle
спринг-ро́ллspring-róll, весе́нний руле́тvesénnij rulét
minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried
(US)An egg roll.
Summer roll
Origin
Calque of Chinese 春捲 /春卷 (chūnjuǎn, literally “vernal/spring-time spool”), equivalent to sCalque of Chinese 春捲 /春卷 (chūnjuǎn, literally “vernal/spring-time spool”), equivalent to spring + roll.
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Forms
plural: spring rolls| Singular | spring roll |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried:egg roll
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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